New York Mets vs Kansas City Royals 8/2/2023 Picks Predictions

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The New York Mets remain in Kansas City to take on the Royals Wednesday. The Mets have won five of their last ten games and are 4th in the NL East. New York scored 5 runs on Sunday when they beat Washington.

Francisco Lindor led the way with 3 hits in the victory. The Mets are averaging 7.9 hits per game.

The New York Mets (50-56, 42-64 RL, 41-58-7 O/U) battle the Kansas City Royals (33-75, 41-67 RL 49-57-2 O/U) in the second of a three-game interleague series on Wednesday evening.

The New York Mets score 4.4 runs per game, the 18th in the league. They have earned 466 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .319.

The Mets have accrued 142 doubles as a team and have knocked 133 balls out of the stadium. They have accumulated 454 runs batted in and 827 base knocks on the season, and their team batting average is sitting at .238.

New York has a slugging rate of .404 and struck out 831 times, while drawing a walk on 349 occasions.

The Mets hold a team earned run average of 4.32 this season (18th in MLB), and their staff has rung up 898 batters. Mets pitchers have yielded 130 long balls and 476 runs (17th in MLB).

Their pitching staff has walked 383 opposing hitters, and their FIP is 4.59 as a unit on the year. New York has allowed 854 base hits (8.4 per 9 innings) and 440 earned runs.

They have earned a strikeout-to-walk ratio of 2.34, and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.35.

Kodai Senga will make his 20th start on the mound for the New York Mets. Senga is 7-5 on the season with 105 innings pitched. Senga has 130 strikeouts and carries a 3.17 ERA.

Senga pitched 6 innings in his last start allowing 1 earned run and 2 hits. The New York Mets are allowing 4.5 runs per game.

The Kansas City Royals are last in the NL Central and entered this series with just 32 wins. The Royals have won four of their last ten games.

Kansas City beat the Twins 2-1 on Sunday completing the weekend sweep. The Royals are averaging just 3.8 runs scored per game.

Brandon Nimmo has been slumping and his OPS has now dipped below .800. The 30-year-old leadoff hitter posted an abysmal .161 average with eight RBIs in July and now has 47 RBIs accompanied by a .784 OPS on the season.

Nimmo has yet to play against the Royals in his career. New York is posting an average of 4.45 runs, ranking them 18th. The pitching staff has recorded a 4.32 team ERA, placing them 18th.

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New York Mets vs Kansas City Royals Predictions 8/2/2023

The Kansas City Royals are sitting with a team OBP of .295 and a batting average of .235 this year. They have been called out on strikes on 942 occasions (11th in MLB) and have accounted for 840 hits.

Kansas City has accumulated 97 home runs this year and 388 RBIs. The Royals have a SLG% of .381 and average 3.77 runs per outing (29th in MLB). They have hit 174 two-baggers while walking 262 times and scoring 403 runs.

The Royals have a WHIP of 1.425 in addition to having a FIP of 4.61 as a team this year. They sit at 25th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 947.

The Kansas City pitching staff has given up 572 runs on the season while holding an ERA of 5.23 (540 earned runs allowed).

They have earned a strikeout-to-walk ratio of 8.10 (837 strikeouts against 378 walks). They have yielded 128 long balls, and they relinquish 5.53 runs per 9 innings (28th in the league).

Kansas City relief pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 40.0% of 115 inherited runners. Their relievers have stepped onto the mound 85 times in high-leverage situations and on 69 occasions with runners on.

Sitting with 70 save situations, the Royals have recorded 39 holds and 15 blown saves. They rank 26th in MLB holding a save percentage of 51.6%, and they have sent 352 relievers onto the field on the season.

Kansas City has called on relievers to enter the game in 31 save opportunities and recorded 16 saves.

Alec Marsh will make his 6th start on the mound for the Kansas City Royals. Marsh is 0-5 on the season with 23 innings pitched. Marsh has 27 strikeouts and carries a 7.04 ERA.

Marsh pitched just 2.2 innings in his last start allowing 5 hits and 4 earned runs. The Kansas City Royals are allowing 5.3 runs per game.

New York Mets vs Kansas City Royals. The MLB pick for this game is the Kansas City Royals. The Kansas City Royals showed some life over the weekend.

The Royals entered this series with the Mets after scoring 20 runs over the weekend. Alec Marsh has not been a quality pitcher for the Royals, but he is hungry for a major league victory this season.

Take the valuable home underdog. Final Score Prediction, Kansas City Royals win 6-5.

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